Today
Dream of the 1990s comes alive at fashion week
Grunge, denim and sexy slip dresses were all over the runways at Australian Fashion Week.
- 8 mins ago
- Lauren Sams
This week’s lovely luxuries: chi-chi coffee to divine dog blankets
Plenty to savour here, from stylish kitchen essentials to gifts for friends – furry ones included.
- Eugenie Kelly
Yesterday
Society florist to sign off with a signature flower
Grandiflora founder Saskia Havekes plans to be dressed in white, with a floral scent and a magnolia bloom.
- Benjamen Judd
This Month
Why this event maestro takes a bath every single morning
Katerina Grant is the founder and director of The World Of, an events agency that produces experiences for clients such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton and Tommy Hilfiger.
- Lauren Sams
Ties are making a comeback. Just not for the office
As ties disappear from formal occasions, they’re turning up again in casual dressing.
- Benjamen Judd
‘It’s about remembering aromas’: how Chanel’s ‘nose’ makes perfume
Chanel makes some of the world’s most desirable fragrances. Olivier Polge brings them to life.
- Stephen Todd
Why Fashion Week is still important
Its star power dimmed, the week that used to be about celebrating Australian fashion is now a carefully calibrated exercise about return on investment.
- Lauren Sams
The interior designer who swears by secondhand fashion
Shona McElroy loves measuring things, having Veuve to serve, and Buddha’s hand
- Lauren Sams
Cult tailor Patrick Johnson opens stupendous new Sydney showroom
Ballroom blitz: A grand building, and a touch of dirty pink, has resulted in a suitably spiffy new CBD space.
- Benjamen Judd
Why women should stop cutting their hair short in midlife
At Monday night’s Met Gala in New York, the already long-haired Demi Moore, 61, fabulously threw out the midlife beauty rulebook. Here’s how you can do it, too.
- Sonia Haria
Byron Bay’s Lane family open doors to luxury equine estate
The line between Tom and Emma Lane’s passions – luxury estates and horses – are exhilaratingly blurred at their latest lavish retreat, Copperstone.
- Eugenie Kelly
This week’s pick of luxuries: foiling surfboards to fancy chandeliers
For the sporty type to the redecorator or wardrobe refresher, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
How TikTok changed fashion
Trends in what people wear, whether hemlines, colours or the way they think about and shop for clothes, no longer begin with designers or even influencers.
- Rachel Tashjian
Tim Gurner’s anti-ageing expert faces regulatory probe
The Rich Lister and long-life advocate’s research svengali has been served with an interim prohibition order.
- Mark Di Stefano
‘New York polish, Ballarat work ethic’: the designer creating an empire
Other Australian brands are struggling. So what’s Rebecca Vallance doing right?
- Lauren Sams
The 20-year-old brand making its fashion week debut
The woman behind Melbourne born-and-bred cool girl label Viktoria & Woods says it’s finally time to reach a wider audience.
- Lauren Sams
How fashionable is your kitchen?
Designers are harnessing fashion principles to give cookware a stylish makeover.
- Lauren Sams
‘I found my mob’: The collector who quit accounting to follow a passion
A soft spot for timepieces from an early age grew into something more meaningful for this watch enthusiast.
- Bani McSpedden
- Opinion
- AFR Magazine
Fashion is a way to stand out. But sometimes camouflage is better
I was diagnosed with stage one hormone receptor-positive breast cancer in December. It’s the good kind, as these things go.
- Lauren Sams
Luxury price increases leave gap for Australian brands
Luxury goods are more expensive than ever. Customers are still buying – but they’re also looking for alternatives.
- Lauren Sams
